Genesis 43:30

His bowels did yearn. This was the second occasion on which Joseph was overcome with emotion, the first having been when his brothers spoke of their cruelty toward himself (ch. 42:21). Now it was the sight of his own brother, whom he had not seen for 22 long years, that stirred his emotions. The expression “did yearn” reads literally, “were becoming warm,” that is, due to the intensity of his love (see on v. 14). Since he desired to test the attitude of his brothers toward Benjamin, he was not yet ready to make himself known to them, and withdrew hastily lest he be unable to carry his plan through to its logical conclusion. At the meal, where they might be expected to converse freely, he would have an excellent opportunity to discern their attitude. Regaining his poise, he washed his face, rejoined his brothers, and ordered dinner served.